Receiving international aid to support Ha Tinh people affected by natural disasters

(Baohatinh.vn) - In Ha Tinh, 1,500 households affected by storm No. 10 will receive gifts from the Samaritan's Purse organization (USA).

On October 8, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued Decision No. 4156/QD-BNNMT and Decision No. 4157/QD-BNNMT on receiving emergency international aid from Samaritan's Purse (USA) to support people in Lang Son, Ha Tinh, and Tuyen Quang provinces to overcome the consequences of storm No. 10 and post-storm floods.

According to the decisions, Samaritan's Purse Organization urgently provided 3 localities with a total of more than 3,000 gifts including essential supplies, food and drinking water.

In Ha Tinh , 1,500 households affected by storm No. 10 will receive packages of household and kitchen supplies, personal hygiene packages, and food packages (blankets, mosquito nets, pots, pans, rice, cooking oil, milk, fish sauce, seasoning powder, etc.).

A house of a resident of Tien Phong village, Duc Quang commune (Ha Tinh) was surrounded by floodwaters due to the impact of storm No. 10. Photo: Archive.

In Tuyen Quang , 800 households received similar support, including 100% new essential food and household items purchased domestically.

In Lang Son, Samaritan's Purse provided instant noodles, Lavie drinks and sausages to people in two heavily affected localities, Huu Lung and That Khe communes, with 4,000 boxes of instant noodles, 4,000 boxes of water and 4,000 boxes of sausages.

The governing body of the aid is the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the implementing unit is the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. The People's Committees of Lang Son, Ha Tinh and Tuyen Quang provinces are assigned to organize the reception, transportation and distribution of goods to the right beneficiaries, ensuring publicity and transparency, and at the same time report the implementation results to the Ministry before December 30, 2025.

This international support demonstrates the spirit of humanitarian cooperation and sharing of the international community with the Vietnamese people in responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, contributing to helping localities soon stabilize their lives and restore production after storms and floods.

Samaritan's Purse is a US-based international humanitarian NGO with over 50 years of experience in emergency relief, community development, and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries.

In Vietnam, the organization has implemented many humanitarian aid programs, providing clean water, supporting livelihoods and helping people overcome the consequences of natural disasters over the years.

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